FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Graduates
Take The Next Step in Your Leadership Development by Earning Your Master’s Degree in Law Enforcement Leadership – 100% Online
Designed for current law enforcement professionals who want to grow and lead, this 100% online, leadership-focused master’s degree program builds upon the excellent training you received throughout the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy trainings, with a practical curriculum designed specifically for law enforcement professionals who want to be more effective leaders and enhance their promotional opportunities.
Through a unique partnership between the University of San Diego and FBI-LEEDA, your Trilogy coursework can be evaluated, given an academic grade, and validated for 6 graduate-level extension units. In order to be eligible, you must complete all 3 courses in the Trilogy program. Then, when you enroll as a student in the MS-LEPSL program, your transfer credit units will be applied to the following two courses:
- Organizational Leadership for Law Enforcement – LEPS 540
- Law Enforcement Management and Conflict Resolution – LEPS 580
There is a $75 per unit fee for the credit validation service, but you will save the tuition cost for those courses, and receive a 7-week break in your course load for each class.
Learn How to Apply for FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Credit Validation
Build on Your Trilogy Training While Exploring Current Issues in Law Enforcement
As a student in USD’s online M.S. in Law Enforcement & Public Safety Leadership program, you will delve into some of America’s most pressing public safety issues while learning practical management and leadership skills specific to law enforcement, including:
- Organizational leadership frameworks, and how to influence others for the common good
- Constitutional law and how it shapes law enforcement policy
- Budget, finance and resource allocation
- Collective bargaining and contract negotiation
- Communication techniques, including interpersonal dialogue, written/electronic communications, report and grant writing, media relations and communicating to large audiences
- Techniques for successful community engagement
- Dispute and conflict resolution skills that emphasize ethics, personal and professional integrity
- Research methods for conducting community and organizational assessments
- Analytical procedures for evaluating crime trends
Program Structure
In its entirety, USD’s online M.S. in Law Enforcement & Public Safety Leadership is a 31-unit program designed to be completed in 5 semesters (20 months). Coursework is taken year-round, with three 14-week semesters each year. Each 14-week semester consists of two courses running for seven weeks each back to back, allowing you to focus on one course at a time.
When a course for which you have transfer credit is scheduled, you will enjoy a 7-week break.
Benefits to FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Graduates
- Application fee waived
- No GRE is required for admission
- $50 per unit discount on tuition with proof of law enforcement union/association membership
- Free transcript ordering service (ask your enrollment advisor)
- Finish your Master’s degree with just 8 classes plus a capstone